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SAM HOUSTON MEN’S BASKETBALL RECORD: Overall Home Away Neutral BEARKAT GAME NOTES ALL GAMES 5-7 3-2 1-4 1-1 CONFERENCE 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 Sam Houston at North Texas December 29, 2015 - Denton, Texas - 7:30 p.m. November 14 at SMU ..........................................................L 50-85 Sam Houston Probable Line-Up 17 SAINT THOMAS .................................... W 114-92 21 SOUTHERN ILLINOIS (ot)........................L 81-86 Starters Ht. Wt. Cl. Pts Reb. 23 at California# ..............................................L 63-89 G 3 Dakarai Henderson 6-2 192 Jr 13.5 3.1 27 vs Bethune-Cookman# ........................W 71-46 C 13 Aurimas Majauskas 6-8 228 Jr 14.3 5.7 29 WILEY............................................................L 66-67 G 20 Jamal Williams 6-4 190 So 8.8 4.7 G 11 Jalin Barnes 6-1 180 Jr 5.3 3.6 December F 24 Torry Butler 6-5 212 Jr 8.1 7.3 2 at Texas Tech ..................................... L 56-71 O The Bench Ht. Wt. Cl. Pts Reb. 6 SUL ROSS .......................................W 109-61 F 0 Albert Almanza 6-6 195 Fr 5.5 3.1 14 LeTOURNEAU ..................................W 96-54 G 4 Jovante’ Spivey 6-0 165 Jr 6.4 2.3 18 at LIU-Brooklyn ...............................W 75-69 G 15 Josh Delaney 6-0 173 Fr 4.0 1.2 21 vs. UC-Irvince (Sun Bowl) ............. L 53-63 22 at UTEP (Sun Bowl) ......................... L 68-87 C 23 Andre Sands 6-8 242 Jr 4.3 2.4 29 at North Texas ...............................7:30 p.m. C 33 Marc Fortin 6-9 230 Fr 2.1 2.0 January 2 at Incarnate Word* ......................4:30 p.m. FASTEST TO 100 COACHING WINS AT SAM HOUSTON 4 at Northwestern State* ...................7 p.m. The Bearkats’ 71-46 win over Bethune-Cookman at the Continental Tire Las Vegas 9 NEW ORLEANS* ............................4:30 p.m. Classic November 27 marked the 100th victory for Jason Hooten as the SHSU men’s 11 SOUTHEASTERN LA.* ..................6:30 p.m. head coach. He is the sixth head coach in Sam Houston’s 96 seasons of play to coach 16 at McNeese State* .............................3 p.m. the Kats to 100 or more victories. Earning his 100th victory in the fth game of his 18 NICHOLLS* .....................................6:30 p.m. sixth season as head coach, Hooten stands as the fastest to 100 wins at Sam Houston. 23 at Stephen F. Austin* ........................6 p.m. His record now stands at 103 victories and 76 losses. 25 ABILENE CHRISTIAN* ..................6:30 p.m. 30 at Houston Baptist* ..........................7 p.m. BEST TWO-YEAR RECORD IN PROGRAM HISTORY February In 2013-14 and 2014-15, the Kats won 50 games – the most in consecutive seasons 1 at Lamar* ..............................................7 p.m. at Sam Houston, tying a mark of 50 wins set by the 1972 and 1973 Bearkat squads in 6 at A&M-Corpus Christi* ...................7 p.m. the program’s NAIA days. The Kats have nished as league regular season runner-up, 13 HOUSTON BAPTIST* ...................4:30 p.m. reached the Southland tournament nals and played in the CollegeInsider.com post- 15 at Abilene Christian* ........................7 p.m. season event in both 2014 and 2015. 20 CENTRAL ARKANSAS* ................4:30 p.m. 27 A&M-CORPUS CHRISTI* ...................7 p.m. REPLACING FOUR ALL-SOUTHLAND PLAYERS 29 at Central Arkansas* .........................4 p.m. In 2015-16, Hooten and his sta face the challenge of replacing four starters who all earned All-Southland Conference honors. Gone are Southland “Defensive Player of March the Year” 6-11 Michael Holy eld (who signed with the Memphis Grizzlies) and guards 3 LAMAR* ...........................................6:30 p.m. DeMarcus Gatlin, Jabari Peters and Kaheem Ransom. The quartet accounted for 5 STEPHEN F. AUSTIN* .........................7 p.m. 9-12 Southland Tournament in Katy.........TBA 38.6 of Sam Houston’s 74.0 points per game in 2014-15. *Southland Conference game TWO KEY PLAYERS MISSING DUE TO INJURY Senior guard Paul Baxter, the team’s lone returning starter and a preseason All- Southland Conference rst team selection and junior transfer Ameer Jackson are out for the season (foot and knee injury, respectively). The two losses leave the Kats without an experienced point guard. Sophomore Jamal Williams has taken over as Sam Houston’s starting point guard. Sam Houston Media Relations Paul Ridings, Asso. AD for Media Relations VICTORY AT LIU SECOND ON THE ROAD THIS SEASON O ce: (936) 294-1764 A 16-0 run two-thirds of the way through the second half and 8-of-9 shooting at Email: [email protected] the line in the nal 45 seconds led to a 75-69 road victory over LIU-Brooklyn Friday. Jason Bar eld, Assistant AD for Media Relations O ce (936) 294-3533 The Sam Men evened their season record at 5-5 with the win. Email: jbar [email protected] Andrew Pate, Media Coordinator Continued On Page Three O ce (936) 294-1764 Email: [email protected] Press Row telephone: (936) 294-1838 SAM HOUSTON GAME NOTES 2 Men’s Basketball Facts Bearkat Pronunciation Guide UNIVERSITY FACTS Location .....................................................................................................Huntsvillle, Texas Dakarai Henderson ........................................Duh car ee Enrollment .....................................................................................................................20,181 Aurimas Majauskas ................ R uh miss My ow skus Founded .. .........................................................................................................................1879 Ameer Jackson .....................................................Ah mear President .................................................. Dr. Dana G. Hoyt (Texas Woman’s U., 1981) Director of Athletics ......................................................... Bobby Williams (Rice, 1981) Jamal Williams ......................................................Juh mall Nickname ..................................................................................................................Bearkats Colors ........................................................................................................Orange and white National A liation ...................................................................................NCAA Division I Conference.............................................................................................................Southland Coliseum .........................................................Bernard Johnson (6,100, opened 1976) SHSU record at Johnson Coliseum ................................................ Won 321, Lost 141 2016 Squad Breakdown by Class & Height SENIORS - 2 SOPHOMORES - 3 MEN’S BASKETBALL STAFF Paul Baxter Cameron Delaney Head Coach .............................................................Jason Hooten (Tarleton St., 1993) Mitch McCormick Jesse Lopez Record at Sam Houston ..........................................Won 102, Lost 74 (Sixth season) JUNIORS - 7 Jamal Williams Assistant Coach .....................................................................Chris Mudge (Texas, 2006) Dakarai Henderson Assistant Coach .....................................................Matt Braeuer (Wichita State, 2008) Jalin Barnes FRESHMEN - 3 Assistant Coach .....................................Omar Lowery (Concordia Wisconsin, 2002) Torry Butler Albert Almanza Ameer Jackson Josh Delaney MEN’S BASKETBALL TEAM INFORMATION Aurimas Majauskas Marc Fortin Overall, Conference 2015 Record/Finish ......26-9, 15-3 / Conference runner-up Andre Sands Post Season:............................Southland nalist / CollegeInsider.Com 2nd round Jovante’ Spivey Letterwinners Returning / Lost .................................................................................. 7 / 5 Starters Returning / Lost ............................................................................................... 1 / 4 Newcomers .............................................................................................................................. 7 Marc Andre Fortin 6-9 Jamal Williams 6-4 MEN’S BASKETBALL HISTORY Aurimas Majauskas 6-8 Paul Baxter 6-2 First Year of Basketball ...........................................................................................1917-18 Andre Sands 6-8 Dakarai Henderson 6-2 Joined Southland Conference .............................................................................1987-88 Jesse Lopez 6-7 Mitch McCormick 6-2 All-Time Record/Seasons ..................................................Won 1,247; Lost 1,195 / 96 Albert Almanza 6-6 Jalin Barnes 6-1 NCAA Division I Record/Years ................................................Won 339, Lost 586 / 28 Southland Regular Season / Years .........................................Won 203, Lost 285 / 28 Torry Butler 6-5 Josh Delaney 6-0 Southland Conference Titles ........................................................3 (2000, 2003, 2010) Cameron Delaney 6-4 Jovante’ Spivey 6-0 NCAA Appearances(Division I) ................................................................2 (2003, 2010) Ameer Jackson 6-4 Other Post Season (CIT) .............................................................................2 (2014, 2015) Sam Houston State 2015-16 Men’s Basketball Roster No Player Pos. Ht. Wt. Class Hometown / High School (Previous College) 0 Albert Almanza F 6-6 185 Fr-RS Austin / Saint Stephens 2 Cameron Delaney G 6-4 200 So-Tr Harker Heights / Harker Heights (Denver) 3 Dakarai Henderson G 6-2 192 Jr-2L Pearland (Dawson) 4 Jovante’ Spivey G 6-0 165 Jr-Tr Savannah, Ga. / Savannah (South Georgia St.) 5 Jesse Lopez